Listen to Rideau Institute President Peggy Mason talking to CBC Radio One listeners across the country. Here are two important interviews on CBC Ottawa Morning, and The 180 with Jim Brown.
Peggy Mason talks about Iraq on CBC Radio One
From the killing fields of Flanders to the recurrent Israeli attacks on Gaza: A century later, WWI continues to echo in the Middle East
Almost every city and town in today’s Israel has a “Balfour Street”, named after Britain’s foreign secretary during WWI.
It is a poignant reminder of the fact that while WWI was fought mostly in Europe, it had profound consequences around the globe, and its effects still shape today’s world, particularly in the Middle East.
Canada’s military involvement in Iraq: Statements from four party leaders
On Friday, October 3rd, Prime Minister Harper called on the House of Commons to support Canadian participation in a six-month air-strike campaign against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). Here’s what the four party leaders had to say about the motion.
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Harper’s Iraq plan may make matters worse, says former ambassador
ISIL is playing a strategical game of chess with its every move, while the West is playing military tic-tac-toe.
Do you approve of Harper’s combat mission in Iraq?
Harper said he intends to send six CF-18 fighter-bombers and other military aircraft to bomb regions of Iraq as part of the U.S.-led fight against Islamic militants. Leave us your comment.